A process has been developed for growing ultrathin oxide on a poly-silicon
layer at low temperature by using electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) N2O pl
asma. Sub-4nm thick polyoxides on n(+) and p(+) polysilicon layers were gro
wn and characterised. The oxides have large breakdown voltage and small, ch
arge trapping. QBD values of up to 7C/cm(2) for polyoxide on p(+) polysilic
on and up to 5C/cm(2) for polyoxide on n(+) polysilicon were obtained.